Injuries have played a part in the decline since the finals, but I think the bigger problem is Presti bringing in a bunch of guys that just don’t fit in. Or maybe they fit in and just can’t get a defined role. It’s frustrating. And to top it all off, they just don’t play defense.

Durant and Westbrook are playing together better than they ever have, and the team around them is playing worse. You have Roberson who is an okay wing defender with little to no offensive game outside of quick slashes to the basket from a Westbrook pass. Kanter is possibly the best offensive rebounder in the game and…

I don’t know if the Thunder have the bench to truly make a run at Golden State or San Antonio in a seven game series, but I think that possibility isn’t quite as distant as it seems.